The all new Kawai GL-10 is often compared to the Yamaha GB1, but is there any comparison? The Kawai’s Millennium III action is an engineering marvel. Under fracture load analysis, the Kawai action is shown to be over 50% stronger than the wooden action like that found in a Yamaha GB1 . Additionally, Kawai‘s action …
Yamaha pianos made in Japan (not Yamahas built in Indonesia, China, or Taiwan) are some of the most sought-after pianos on the market today. Yamaha does an incredible job building a quality product and an even better job in product placement and marketing. As a result, Yamaha has ascended to a super high desirability status. …
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The 48” Yamaha U1 has been a studio upright piano leader for many years with the Yamaha U3 being very close in popularity. The Kawai K400’s all-new design will undoubtedly dethrone all other Japanese studio models. The K400 is based on Kawai’s award-winning K300 model with several enhancements. Separation – the failure in the U1 …
Concert pianists generally require a larger grand piano, as bigger pianos produce a big tone and the action has the necessary weight to give strong hands a proper workout. Increased resistance also allows for more control. Typically, a 6’ grand to 7’6” semi-concert grand piano is most sought after by higher caliber pianists. Kawai has …
Baldwin pianos were the only American piano manufacturer to come close to rivaling the popularity of a Steinway piano. From the turn of the century to the 1990s Baldwin was the piano of choice by innumerable pop, jazz, and classical pianists. Baldwin pianos were handmade in America! Like Steinway, a Baldwin piano was meticulously constructed …
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Even one inch can make a difference. An extra three inches in the base section and significantly increased soundboard surface area in the Japanese-made Yamaha GC1 over the entry-level Indonesian-made Yamaha 5’ GB1 is absolutely monumental! If you speak to any Yamaha or Kawai piano enthusiast they will always insist upon a Japanese model and …
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The Yamaha B1 is one of the most popular vertical pianos made by Yamaha. This is likely in part, due to the fact that the B1 is Yamaha’s least expensive model. It is well known in the technical piano community Yamahas which are built in Indonesia, such as the Yamaha B1, B2 and B3 are …
Yamaha pianos are the most popular pianos today. Their cult following is not only limited to pop, jazz, and blues pianists. Ask any random person on the street what piano brand they have seen and they will inevitably reply Yamaha. Putting a product in the hands of celebrities, athletes and musicians is a well-known, incredibly …
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The C7 has been the piano of choice by mega-churches, innumerable universities, countless recording studios around the globe, on more pop/jazz stages, and in the homes of serious musicians than virtually any other model and brand of piano. The 7’6” length produces a massive overall tone and a prodigious bass thanks to an incredibly large …
A new Steinway K-52 retails for nearly $50,000. Baldwin has always been Steinway’s chief American-made rival. Liberace, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and others chose Baldwin as their performance piano. This spectacular Baldwin concert upright produces a sound that rivals a 7-foot semi-concert grand. If you are considering a Yamaha U5, Yamaha U3, or Yamaha U1 upright piano, …
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